A first-look at Paul Andrew's first signature handbag launch for the Italian house.

Paul Andrew, the New York-based footwear designer who took over the helm of Salvatore Ferragamo in October 2017, has revealed his first handbag launch for the Italian house. Aptly dubbed the Ferragamo Studio Bag, the versatile tote was inspired by the founder's first studio, the Hollywood Boot Shop, which opened in Los Angeles in 1923, and celebrates the designer’s widely-lauded brand of craftsmanship and design.

“The more I explore the heritage of Salvatore Ferragamo,” Andrew explains, “the more I discover how timelessly relevant his work remains. Ferragamo provided innovative and beautiful footwear solutions for a new breed of strong, creative, independent working women who thrived in Hollywood and beyond in the 1920’s and 30’s. For him, beauty and aesthetic appeal was nothing without usefulness and function.”

Available in four distinct sizes and colorways, the bag is punctuated by a classical, rectangular silhouette handcrafted by Italian artisans from top-grade leathers, while the house’s gleaming Gancini metallic closure—which also appears across several styles in Andrew’s footwear collection—finishes the understated tote with a sense of iconicism.

In addition to the core collection of styles launching today, the house has also created two exclusive versions of the Ferragamo Studio Bag in honor of the 95th anniversary of the opening of the original Hollywood Boot Shop. Available in metallic silver and a graphic, color-blocked motif, the two limited-edition styles will be sold exclusively at the brand’s flaships around the world. But with just 95 styles available for purchase, you’ll need to make sure you get them while they’re hot!

The Ferragamo Studio Bag is now available in store and online at ferragamo.com.